Third wave of flooding affects over 7 lakh people in Sylhet
Over seven lakh people in 13 upazilas of Sylhet district are grappling with the third wave of flooding, even before the effects of the second wave have fully subsided....
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Floods kill four after heavy rains in northeast India
Torrential rains in northeast India have sparked heavy flooding killing at least four people, government disaster officials said Wednesday.
Flood causes damage in 15 districts in Bangladesh
The ongoing flood triggered by torrential rains over vast swathes of land inside Bangladesh and its adjacent upstream in India has left hundreds of thousands of people...
State minister Farooque visits Phulgazi鈥檚 flood affected areas
State minister for water resources Zaheed Farooque visited the flood affected areas of Phulgazi and Parshuram upazila in Feni and distributed relief goods among the...
PM asks all concerned to prepare to face probable flood
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned, including civil administration, to take necessary preparations in advance to face probable floods in the country....
300 tourists stranded in Rangamati
About 300 tourists have become stranded in Rangamati as road communication between Sajek and Khagrachhari has been suspended after torrential rainfall overnight submerged the Baily Bridge...
Tuesday鈥檚 HSC exams postponed in Feni鈥檚 two upazilas for flood
The education ministry on Tuesday postponed the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations at Phulgazi and Parshuram upazilas in Feni only for the...
Rain triggers floods, landslides in 11 dists
Multiple disasters have struck Bangladesh due to continued heavy rainfall all over the country and upstream areas for the past three days.
FFWC predicts flashflood in low-lying areas of Sylhet, Sunamganj
The water level of Surma, Kushiyara, Old-Surma, Sarigowain rivers in the North-eastern region may rise further and cause flashflood in the low-lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre...
Floodwater kills two people in Sunamganj, Habiganj
Two people, including an adolescent boy, died in two separate flood-related incidents in Sunamganj and Habiganj on Friday.
Sylhet braces for 3rd bout of flood soon: BWDB
The north-eastern Sylhet division is going to grapple with yet another spell of flash flood within the next two days soon after partial receding of the second phase...
Diseases break out in Sylhet region amid flood
Nearly two million flood-stricken people remained stranded in Sylhet region till Thursday despite the water levels of major rivers dropped accelerating sufferings to the victims due to...
In need of urgent action
THE north-eastern region of Bangladesh is currently reeling under the relentless onslaught of a torrential flood, plunging communities into profound suffering and uncertainty. As the floodwaters inundate villages and disrupt lives, fears loom large that these catastrophic events may only intensify in the years to come, echoing the devastating scenes witnessed in 2022...
Northeast flood feared to worsen
With about two million people still stranded in flood water in four northeastern districts, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department declared on Monday that yet another spell of...
4 dead as rains pummel China
Mountain floods in central China have killed four people and left one other missing, state media reported on Monday, with torrential downpours expected to...
Flood worsens in villages聽of bordering north-east
The flood situation in parts of remote north-eastern region deteriorated on Sunday as onrush of water from the upstream in India continued following...
Flash flood affects 50 lakh people in 10 dists
The ongoing flash flood that swept vast swathes of northern and north-eastern regions for the ninth day running on Saturday affected more than 50 lakh people...
Fresh areas flooded in Sylhet
The flood situation remained nearly unchanged in the north-eastern Sylhet region marooning over 25 lakh people, while around 35,000 families in five districts of...
Floods in north-east region affect 7,72,000 children
More than 20,00,000 people, including over 7,72,000 children, have been affected by flash floods in north-east region of Bangladesh.聽
Flood water starts receding in Sylhet
After being battered by heavy rains and hill torrents for the past few days, water levels in several rivers in Sylhet have started to recede, improving the flood situation in different areas...
Flood affects over 1,000聽edn instts
The ongoing floods in Sylhet division affected over 1,000 educational institutes across Sylhet, Sunamganj, and Moulvibazar districts.
2.5m people stranded in Sylhet, 55,000 rush to flood shelters
More than 25 lakh people in Sylhet division remained marooned still on Thursday as the flood situation worsened inundating new areas in four districts of the...
Two lakh people marooned in Moulvibazar
Six of the seven upazilas in Moulvibazar have been inundated due to the incessant rains and onrush of water from upstream, leaving nearly two lakh people stranded...
1.5m marooned in Sylhet, Sunamganj
Nearly one-and-half million people were marooned in three days as fresh flood struck Sylhet and surrounding districts due to a heavy downpour and continuous onrush of...
Heavy rainfall triggers flashflood in Teknaf
Around 50,000 people have been stranded in Teknaf upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar as flashflood triggered by heavy downpour inundated low-lying areas of four unions of the upazila...
Seven lakh people stranded in Sylhet amid continuous heavy rainfall
Continuous heavy rainfall over the past three days has worsened the flood situation in Sylhet for the second time in just 20 days. Nearly seven lakh people in the Sylhet metropolitan area and throughout the district are now stranded...
Floods return to Sylhet as rivers surge above danger marks
Sylhet faces another severe flood crisis as relentless rainfall and upstream surges have caused rivers to rise rapidly, submerging large areas. Over the past two days, six points across three rivers in Sylhet have exceeded danger levels, affecting communities in Companiganj and Gowainghat upazilas...
Eid festivities dampened in Sunamganj due to flood
Heavy rainfall and swelling hill torrents have caused the Surma River to overflow, leading to widespread flooding on Eid-ul-Azha day in Sunamganj municipality.....
Many villages in north-east, north flooded amid rainfall
Scores of villages in low lying areas in the northern and north-eastern districts were flooded on Saturday as onrush of water from upstream regions...
Major rivers in northeast Bangladesh rising
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre has reported that all major rivers in the northeastern region of the country are experiencing a rising trend, which is expected to continue over the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am on Saturday...